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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
2
A San Francisco based doctor asserts a perfect long distance wireless telephony system. The report covers diverse topics from aviation, wildlife, and post office auto use to local petitions for incorporation, anti Negro governance debates, and public executions via new methods. The piece reflects early 20th century tech optimism and social tensions.
The item covers a broad, fragmented update with multiple names and places. It notes a movement in Peoria Illinois to erect monuments for Hubert G Langrasatl and Belworth Tayerwell in Glen Capare, mentions Arthur, and discusses wartime policy, international diplomacy, and public notices. It references the Philippines conflict, a reciprocity treaty with France, and various military and political developments with many names and places scattered through the text.
Treasury notes severe paper scarcity affecting eastern states and currency in circulation. Officials cite wartime and Western farm debt drains. policy aims to maximize current payments while retaining reserves. A New Palace project and Justice Building plans are reviewed for future examination.
A chaotic modern page recounts multiple executions and violent crimes. Names such as Gardner, Lines, Myers, Heyer and others are linked to hangings and shootings in Kansas and Missouri. Reports describe attacks on Annie Halley and Mary Pack, fatal police shooting of Vic Horn, and a series of stabbings and robberies. The item references towns like Parsons and Wyandotte with terse, sensational detail.
Oklahoma agricultural column warns hog cholera is contagious and spreads via herd contact and contaminated water. Advises strict quarantine, fencing, disinfecting attendants, and separate well water. emphasizes prevention, serum treatments, and careful movement of animals. Also brief item on a horsehair bracelet linked to Bill Doolin and a local tragedy in southeast Oklahoma.
Wet and dry spells shift across Oklahoma with rains late in the week lifting prospects. Wheat and oats threshing benefit from earlier heat while cotton, corn, and minor crops show strong growth. territorial officials meet to adjust property assessments and levies for general revenue and state institutions.
A bizarre collection of rash promises is recounted from a French artist who vowed to let no distraction hinder his work on a grand painting, a chess-obsessed English youth who starved himself until a solution appeared, and a widow who locked herself at home for over 30 years to save and wear her clothes. The tale notes how such vows, often tied to gender, affected families and professions, leaving tragic or ironic outcomes.
In Arivana scientists note elf dwellings once believed occupied by ancient humans before Columbus discovery. A milk quality test shows cream content varies between halves of a milking. An American chemist accidently discovers a property transforming red phosphorus into a potent explosive. Liquid air shows strong explosive potential and carbon experiments yield impressive results without heat in projected ranges.
A scrambled health column suggests bizarre tips about anxiety, sleep, breathing, eye color, and voice. It mentions elusive remedies, Latin phrases, and odd steps for better digestion, headaches, and balance, but the text shows garbled wording and unclear instructions.
A fragmentary OCR style text recounts legendary archers and rulers. It mentions Menulus shooting three arrows at once, Philip of Macedon observing traps, and a deadly shaft inscribed on an arrow. The piece mixes mythic feats with royal figures in a vague ancient setting.
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